HIGHER ED-MED ASSISTANT GRANTS House SponsorsRep. Robert Rita and Al Riley Senate Sponsors(Sen. Emil Jones, III) 8/13/2015HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0359 110 ILCS 947/65.90 new Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Requires the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to receive and consider applications for grant assistance from persons enrolled or accepted for enrollment in a medical assistant program at an institution of higher learning that will lead to certification to work as a medical assistant in the Roseland Community Medical District. Sets forth provisions concerning the selection of recipients, the amount of a grant, applications for grant assistance, administration, and rulemaking.House Floor Amendment No. 1 Provides for the award of medical assistant grants through the 2020-2021 academic year. Requires an applicant to be a resident of this State. Provides that the medical assistant program must be at a public community college (instead of any institution of higher learning) and must lead to certification to work as a medical assistant (instead of a medical assistant in the Roseland Community Medical District). Provides that no grant recipient may receive more than $5,000 in a single academic year. Allows up to 2% of the appropriation for the grant program to be used by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the costs of administering the grant program. 2/26/2015HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Robert Rita 2/26/2015HouseFirst Reading 2/26/2015HouseReferred to Rules Committee 3/10/2015HouseAssigned to Higher Education Committee 3/11/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley 3/18/2015HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 013-002-000 3/19/2015HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 4/9/2015HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert Rita 4/9/2015HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 4/13/2015HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee 4/16/2015HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Higher Education Committee; 009-000-000 4/22/2015HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 4/22/2015HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 4/23/2015HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted 4/23/2015HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 4/24/2015HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 095-000-000 4/28/2015SenateArrive in Senate 4/28/2015SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading April 29, 2015 4/30/2015SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III 4/30/2015SenateFirst Reading 4/30/2015SenateReferred to Assignments 5/6/2015SenateAssigned to Higher Education 5/13/2015SenateDo Pass Higher Education; 010-000-002 5/13/2015SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2015 5/22/2015SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2015 5/26/2015SenateSecond Reading 5/26/2015SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 27, 2015 5/30/2015SenateThird Reading - Passed; 055-001-000 5/30/2015HousePassed Both Houses 6/26/2015HouseSent to the Governor 8/13/2015HouseGovernor Approved 8/13/2015HouseEffective Date January 1, 2016 8/13/2015HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0359